Phoenix
@firebirdwrites.bsky.social
Trans+queer neurodivergent fiction writer from Canada! I mostly write science fiction and young adult fiction.
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Phoenix
@firebirdwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 17
I should probably make a pinned post here so
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
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It's Native American Heritage Month! To my Native Creatives who will be flooded with last minute requests from non-Native orgs for speaking opportunities, double....TRIPLE your rates. They had all year to think and plan about what they were going to do for Native American Heritage month.
November 1, 2024 at 4:59 PM
It's Native American Heritage Month! To my Native Creatives who will be flooded with last minute requests from non-Native orgs for speaking opportunities, double....TRIPLE your rates. They had all year to think and plan about what they were going to do for Native American Heritage month.
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Everyone's entitled to one good scare, but why settle for one when you can have 24 when you play Indigi-Horror Book bingo! How many of these Native Horror books have you read? Let us know down in the replies and tag a friend to see how many they've read!
#nativehorror #indigisky #booksky #nativesky
#nativehorror #indigisky #booksky #nativesky
October 31, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Everyone's entitled to one good scare, but why settle for one when you can have 24 when you play Indigi-Horror Book bingo! How many of these Native Horror books have you read? Let us know down in the replies and tag a friend to see how many they've read!
#nativehorror #indigisky #booksky #nativesky
#nativehorror #indigisky #booksky #nativesky
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Save this for Sunday.
November 1, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Save this for Sunday.
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Help us keep publishing! Get a cool coin!
hello from Niagara/WFC24
if you're here, say hello to @seanmarkey.bsky.social and @melisfluous.bsky.social
just wanted to say super cazsh nbd but we're currently doing a fundraiser to help in general with THE DEADLANDS + PSYCHOPOMP.
we have FERRYMAN'S COINS & other amazing things.
ends 11/6
👇
if you're here, say hello to @seanmarkey.bsky.social and @melisfluous.bsky.social
just wanted to say super cazsh nbd but we're currently doing a fundraiser to help in general with THE DEADLANDS + PSYCHOPOMP.
we have FERRYMAN'S COINS & other amazing things.
ends 11/6
👇
Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2025 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
‘Tis the season, the spooky season, but then it’s always the spooky season at Psychopomp and The Deadlands, because people are still a little spooked to think
psychopomp.com
October 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Help us keep publishing! Get a cool coin!
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Since NaNoWriMo is ruined now, I suggest we do OctoWriMo, a month where we teach an octopus to write a novel and eventually it rises up and rules over all of us.
October 1, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Since NaNoWriMo is ruined now, I suggest we do OctoWriMo, a month where we teach an octopus to write a novel and eventually it rises up and rules over all of us.
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Reminder as they send out their "Get excited!" emails that NaNoWriMo has fully embraced AI, is sponsored by an AI editing software, and in fact has declared it "ableist and classist" to be against AI.
NaNoWriMo: The goal is to just write a little everyday! Don't worry about it being good, just write your heart out!
Also NaNoWriMo: Or just type "WHAT IF MAN WITH BIG GUN SAVED SIX BOOBED ALIEN? + 50,000 WORDS" and hit generate. Want to buy a finisher t-shirt?
Also NaNoWriMo: Or just type "WHAT IF MAN WITH BIG GUN SAVED SIX BOOBED ALIEN? + 50,000 WORDS" and hit generate. Want to buy a finisher t-shirt?
October 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Reminder as they send out their "Get excited!" emails that NaNoWriMo has fully embraced AI, is sponsored by an AI editing software, and in fact has declared it "ableist and classist" to be against AI.
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NaNoWriMo? No, I'm participating in NaNoHoMo, a month where we invent new, novel ways to be gay.
November 2, 2023 at 5:16 PM
NaNoWriMo? No, I'm participating in NaNoHoMo, a month where we invent new, novel ways to be gay.
I should probably make a pinned post here so
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
October 17, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I should probably make a pinned post here so
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
Hello, I'm Phoenix (he/him)! I'm a queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled writer currently working on my first novel, and this is my account for posting about writing and books in general (though it will probably not be limited to just that)!
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Intro time again! Hi, folks! I'm a Goth & Gothic novelist! I write Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy & non-fiction on the importance of ghost lore. Latest: A Haunted History of Invisible Women. Next: America's Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger than Fiction.
AND I run this shop:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
AND I run this shop:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
October 17, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Intro time again! Hi, folks! I'm a Goth & Gothic novelist! I write Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy & non-fiction on the importance of ghost lore. Latest: A Haunted History of Invisible Women. Next: America's Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger than Fiction.
AND I run this shop:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
AND I run this shop:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
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My husband and I are moving so we can save money while I’m looking for work, but of course moving isn’t cheap either, so if anyone wants to send a cup of coffee or two, that would truly help ♥️
ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
Buy Rebecca Crunden a Coffee. ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
Become a supporter of Rebecca Crunden today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love with no fees on donations.
ko-fi.com
October 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM
My husband and I are moving so we can save money while I’m looking for work, but of course moving isn’t cheap either, so if anyone wants to send a cup of coffee or two, that would truly help ♥️
ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
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Accessibility is important. Don’t use URLS or hashtags; screenreaders will spit out gobbledygook. If you for whatever reason are unable to provide alt text, you can use the hashtag alt4me and a volunteer will write it for you.
At least doing that goes a long way. Don’t get caught careless.
At least doing that goes a long way. Don’t get caught careless.
Hey new peeps, one of the big differences on bsky is that alt text is not only highly encouraged, many users will not boost img posts without it. Just do the best you can and know that custom feeds also pick up keywords in alt text. No need to use # in the alt text. It also makes you hotter
October 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Accessibility is important. Don’t use URLS or hashtags; screenreaders will spit out gobbledygook. If you for whatever reason are unable to provide alt text, you can use the hashtag alt4me and a volunteer will write it for you.
At least doing that goes a long way. Don’t get caught careless.
At least doing that goes a long way. Don’t get caught careless.
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⛵ It's THE SEA SPIRIT FESTIVAL release day! 🍡
Stop by a local festival and discover the unusual customs of this gorgeous coastal city ... and the darker things lurking underneath!
Core elements:
- Queer Fantasy Novella
- Aro, Ace, NB
- Found Family
claudiearseneault.com/the-sea-spir...
💙📚 🌈📚
Stop by a local festival and discover the unusual customs of this gorgeous coastal city ... and the darker things lurking underneath!
Core elements:
- Queer Fantasy Novella
- Aro, Ace, NB
- Found Family
claudiearseneault.com/the-sea-spir...
💙📚 🌈📚
The Sea Spirit Festival
Your story is my story… Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumi’s sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyah’s dream, hoping for …
claudiearseneault.com
September 9, 2024 at 1:25 PM
⛵ It's THE SEA SPIRIT FESTIVAL release day! 🍡
Stop by a local festival and discover the unusual customs of this gorgeous coastal city ... and the darker things lurking underneath!
Core elements:
- Queer Fantasy Novella
- Aro, Ace, NB
- Found Family
claudiearseneault.com/the-sea-spir...
💙📚 🌈📚
Stop by a local festival and discover the unusual customs of this gorgeous coastal city ... and the darker things lurking underneath!
Core elements:
- Queer Fantasy Novella
- Aro, Ace, NB
- Found Family
claudiearseneault.com/the-sea-spir...
💙📚 🌈📚
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NYPD dep. commish says he “found a book on terrorism” at Columbia. From the Oxford UP website, the book answers the questions, “What is terrorism? Is it war? Is democracy especially vulnerable to terrorist attacks? What can we do to stop it?”
This is how you seed a genocide-justifying moral panic.
This is how you seed a genocide-justifying moral panic.
May 4, 2024 at 10:31 AM
NYPD dep. commish says he “found a book on terrorism” at Columbia. From the Oxford UP website, the book answers the questions, “What is terrorism? Is it war? Is democracy especially vulnerable to terrorist attacks? What can we do to stop it?”
This is how you seed a genocide-justifying moral panic.
This is how you seed a genocide-justifying moral panic.
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GOOD JOB EVERYBODY, KEEP GOING
May 4, 2024 at 3:12 AM
GOOD JOB EVERYBODY, KEEP GOING
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“It’s horror,” McCain told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview to air Sunday. “There is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south.” www.huffpost.com/entry/united...
Top U.N. Official Cindy McCain Says Northern Gaza Is Now In 'Full-Blown Famine'
“It’s horror," McCain told NBC's “Meet the Press” in an interview to air Sunday.
www.huffpost.com
May 4, 2024 at 3:42 AM
“It’s horror,” McCain told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview to air Sunday. “There is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south.” www.huffpost.com/entry/united...
The entire point of a protest is to disrupt regular activities. That's the reason protests are effective - because that disruption forces people to pay attention to whatever they're protesting for. Without that, it's not a protest.
May 1, 2024 at 3:18 AM
The entire point of a protest is to disrupt regular activities. That's the reason protests are effective - because that disruption forces people to pay attention to whatever they're protesting for. Without that, it's not a protest.
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I think the hardest thing for most writers to come to terms with is that there's no One Secret Trick That Will Get You a Book Deal.
If there was one, publishing would look very different.
(Or maybe very the same.)
You just gotta keep trucking.
If there was one, publishing would look very different.
(Or maybe very the same.)
You just gotta keep trucking.
April 30, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I think the hardest thing for most writers to come to terms with is that there's no One Secret Trick That Will Get You a Book Deal.
If there was one, publishing would look very different.
(Or maybe very the same.)
You just gotta keep trucking.
If there was one, publishing would look very different.
(Or maybe very the same.)
You just gotta keep trucking.
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FRIEND: didn’t your dad ever teach you to throw a ball
ME: of course
*20 years earlier*
My dad: the waltz is always in fashion
ME: of course
*20 years earlier*
My dad: the waltz is always in fashion
April 30, 2024 at 3:42 PM
FRIEND: didn’t your dad ever teach you to throw a ball
ME: of course
*20 years earlier*
My dad: the waltz is always in fashion
ME: of course
*20 years earlier*
My dad: the waltz is always in fashion
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the thing about "are audiobooks reading" discourse is they tend to assign moral value to the concept of reading, which is not an activity that actually magically makes you a good person. the reason that we teach children that reading is good is because it is a skill not because it's a moral value
April 28, 2024 at 8:31 PM
the thing about "are audiobooks reading" discourse is they tend to assign moral value to the concept of reading, which is not an activity that actually magically makes you a good person. the reason that we teach children that reading is good is because it is a skill not because it's a moral value
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Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
Looking for a supernatural queer read?
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
February 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
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Audiobooks are one of the most lovely parts of living in the future. They are both a personal delight and an important part of how I regulate my emotions.
Audiobooks are good. If that’s how people can best engage with books, leave them the fuck alone and let them do it. The willingness to engage with the book is the key factor, and there are lots of folks for whom physical reading does not work or work as well.
I don’t know about this audio book discourse.
I have one kid with a severe visual processing disorder who has always relied on them, and actually has a great sense of literature and another who was a voracious reader before long covid and audiobooks has been life savers for both.
I have one kid with a severe visual processing disorder who has always relied on them, and actually has a great sense of literature and another who was a voracious reader before long covid and audiobooks has been life savers for both.
April 28, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Audiobooks are one of the most lovely parts of living in the future. They are both a personal delight and an important part of how I regulate my emotions.
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70s? And 80s and 90s too... all this shit was happening my whole damn life
April 14, 2024 at 5:31 PM
70s? And 80s and 90s too... all this shit was happening my whole damn life